This definitive work written by two leading authorities is the most comprehensive and up-to-date clinical reference on schizophrenia. Drawing on their own extensive experience and the empirical evidence in the literature, the authors address the integration of psychopharmacologic and psychosocial approaches to treatment, preventive intervention, and much more. The book also expandes on the American Psychiatric Association Guidelines, presents an operational approach for practical use, and explains in detail which strategies work and why. Algorithms and clinical case examples appear throughout the book. The book features case studies, psychopharmacologic and psychosocial approaches to treatment and also stresses new research on delayed onset and relapse preventio
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INTRODUCTION Section I. 1. Neurobiology 2. Diagnosis, Course and Outcome, Epidemiology 3. General Principles of Treatment and Management 4. Early Intervention Prevention Programs 5. Pharmacological Treatment Section II. 6. Evaluation of the Acutely Psychotic Patient 7. Management and Treatment of Schizophrenia 8. Stabilization Phase 9. Stable Phase 10. Rehabilitative Approaches 11. Community Intervention and Support Section III 12. Management of First Episode Psychosis Patients 13. Treatment and Management of Dual Diagnosis Patients 14. Special Populations Inde
